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31 Elizabethan England
MFG Exam 1
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History
Undergraduate 4
02/06/2012

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Elizabeth nickname
Definition
Good Queen Bess
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Solved Money Problems
Definition
1) Visits around England
2) Stopped the wars
3) Promoted industry and trade
4) Privateers (Drake)
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Religious Problems
Definition
1) Protestant vs. Catholic division
2) Parliament undoes all of Mary's acts
3) Puritan zealousness balanced
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French Problems
Definition
England was at war with France, but luck went her way and the French king died with no heir to the throne.
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Scottish Problems
Definition
Mary Queen of Scots was wedded to French King, came home after death, accepted by Elizabeth whom she later tried to kill, and was then executed. Her son took over (James I)
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Spanish Problems
Definition
-Rivalry with England
-Philip II pursuit of Elizabeth
-Privateers
-Battle with Spanish Armada
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Internal Problems
Definition
-Vision for the country
-Promotion of the Golden Age: prosperity and leisure, Arts (esp language and drama)
Term
Shakespeare
Definition
-play writer (creating about 1 a year for 25 years)
-solidified the English language
-created over 2000 new words
-coined phrases
Term
Hamlet
Definition
-Reality vs. Perception (ghost, Claudius and mousetrap play, understanding death, his own self)
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Hamlet Wisdom
Definition
-nature of mankind
-personal responsibility
-ophelia syndrome
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More Hamlet Wisdom
Definition
-Mistakes
-Using people
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Comedy
Definition
-involves lovers who cannot marry because of some impediment (family pressure, rules of society, racial differences, class differences, laws, confusion of identity, etc)
-traditional forms of comedy (puns, slapstick, practical jokes, witty banter are used)
-in the end, the impediment is overcome and the lovers marry
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Tragedies
Definition
A tragedy follows the struggle of an honorable person against forces that are both external and internal (from a tragic personality flaw)
-we see the person suffer and grow
-free will used poorly
-flaw and forces overcome person
Term
Romeo and Juliet
Definition
Comedy to tragedy, time compressed, poetic. Poetry is elevated according to the level of importance.
Term
Taming of the Shrew
Definition
Comedy. A father with two daughters, a rogue comes to get the dowry to marry the elder daughter
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Othello
Definition
Begins as a comedy but ends in tragedy.
-Lies, distrust, 4 deaths
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Merchant of Venice
Definition
Begins as a comedy and has a tragedy built inside
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